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AFK

By | July 17, 2023

Don’t worry I’m not dead or anything, I’ve been looking after family for the last week or so I’ve been away from the SCENE but don’t worry I’m back now. I don’t know if I’ve missed anything big format wise, but if you liked Voyager at Eurovision, the Australian one, their new album came out… Read More: AFK »

The Traitors Australia joins iPlayer on Sunday

By | July 8, 2023

From 6am. The Aussie version really wasn’t very successful, but those who watched it have said it’s actually pretty good, and it’s getting a second run probably because it *has* been successful in other big markets and they want to try and tap into it. It’s the same game you know and love, but the… Read More: The Traitors Australia joins iPlayer on Sunday »

Sound the drums! Summer’s starting!

By | June 30, 2023

That’s right! Season 34 of Fort Boyard begins on Saturday night on France 2 for another nine episodes, 8:10-ish pm UK time although it’s usually late (9:10 on the continent), and this year Pere Fouras has another 9 strategies for shaking the format up weekly, although some have returned from last year. New cells involve… Read More: Sound the drums! Summer’s starting! »

Muscles and Mayhem

By | June 29, 2023

New Netflix five part documentary series on American Gladiators “dropped” yesterday. I’ve only watched the first episode so far but it’s great fun, lots of clips from the pilot which looked hysterically awful (grabbing things from a trampoline a Gladiator was bouncing on), loads of interviews with the original Glads and TV people and the… Read More: Muscles and Mayhem »

Graham Norton to bring wry, arch commentary to picking letters

By | June 27, 2023

Well I didn’t see this coming, Graham Norton to front 8×60 episodes of Wheel of Fortune next year. Wheel of Fortune, alongside Jeopardy, I’ve always said is one of those shows that if you launched now would fail – there’s really not a lot to them, and there’s going to be not a lot to… Read More: Graham Norton to bring wry, arch commentary to picking letters »